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Navigating the Page |
Press this |
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| Display Internet Explorer Help, or when in a dialog box, display context Help on an item. | F1 |
| Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window. | F11 |
| Move forward through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar. | TAB |
| Move back through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar. | SHIFT+TAB |
| Go to your Home page. | ALT+HOME |
| Go to the next page. | ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Go to the previous page. | ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE |
| Scroll toward the beginning of a document. | UP ARROW |
| Scroll toward the end of a document. | DOWN ARROW |
| Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments. | PAGE UP |
| Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments. | PAGE DOWN |
| Move to the beginning of a document. | HOME |
| Move to the end of a document. | END |
| Find on this page. | CTRL+F |
| Refresh the current Web page. | F5 or CTRL+R |
| Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamps haven't changed | CTRL+F5 |
| Stop downloading a page. | ESC |
| Go to a new location. | CTRL+O or CTRL+L |
| Open a new window. | CTRL+N |
| Close the current window. | CTRL+W |
| Save the current page. | CTRL+S |
| Print the current page or active frame. | CTRL+P |
| Open the Search bar. | CTRL+E |
| Open the Favorites bar. | CTRL+I |
| Open the History bar. | CTRL+H |
| In the History or Favorites bars, open multiple folders. | CTRL+click |
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Working with the Address Bar |
Press this |
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| Select the text in the Address bar. | ALT+D |
| Display a list of addresses you've typed. | F4 |
| When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break in the address (period or slash). | CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
| When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break in the address (period or slash). | CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
| Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar. | CTRL+ENTER |
| Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches. | UP ARROW |
| Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches. | DOWN ARROW |
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Editing |
Press this |
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| Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard. | CTRL+X |
| Copy the selected items to the Clipboard. | CTRL+C |
| Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location. | CTRL+V |
| Select all items on the current Web page. | CTRL+A |
| Saving Pictures and Text | Try this |
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| Save a page or picture without opening it. | Right-click the link for the item you want to save, and then click Save Target As. |
| Copy information from a Web page into a document. | Select the information you want to copy, and then on the Edit menu, click Copy. |
| Create a desktop shortcut to the current page. | Right-click in the page, and then click Create Shortcut. |
| Use a Web page image as desktop wallpaper (or background). | Right-click the image on the Web page, and then click Set as Wallpaper (or Set as Background). |
| Send a Web page in e-mail. | On the File menu, point to Send, and then click Page by E-mail or Link by E-mail. Complete the mail message window, and then send the message. Note that you must have an e-mail account and an e-mail program set up on your computer. |